85% of people worry about online disinformation, global survey finds
by Jon Henley Europe correspondent from Technology | The Guardian on (#6G639)
UN announces plan to tackle phenomenon as survey finds people worry particularly about impact on elections
More than 85% of people are worried about the impact of online disinformation and 87% believe it has already harmed their country's politics, according to a global survey, as the United Nations announced a plan to tackle the phenomenon.
Audrey Azoulay, director general of the UN's culture body, Unesco, told reporters on Monday that false information and hate speech online - accelerated and amplified by social media platforms - posed major risks to social cohesion, peace and stability".
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